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Article: NATIONAL GUARD'S EYE IN THE SKY WOWS FIREFIGHTERS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- November 7, 2007
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The National Guard issued the following news release:
By Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill and Sgt. 1st Class Bryan RotherhamNational Guard Bureau
In the same sky from which the National Guard drops flame-suffocating retardant and dumps water on the Southern California wildfires, a camera hanging from the belly of an aircraft gives firefighters unprecedented information about their enemy's progress.
The National Guard's fleet of 11 sleek, gray RC-26 aircraft have been a key asset assisting law enforcement counterdrug efforts. The has helped the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol improve border security. It has gleaned vital information during Hurricane Katrina. It has flown over Baghdad.
Now the ...